Don (2006 Hindi film)

Don, also known as Don: The Chase Begins Again, is a 2006 Indian
Don
Hindi-language neo-noir film directed by Farhan Akhtar. The film
was produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Akhtar's production company
Excel Entertainment. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka
Chopra, with Arjun Rampal, Kareena Kapoor, Boman Irani, Isha
Koppikar, and Om Puri appearing in supporting roles. Don is a
remake of the 1978 film of the same name, and follows the titular
criminal's look-alike who has been sent on a clandestine mission to
impersonate Don after he is wounded in a chase, and to infiltrate the
plans of the drug mafia.

In remaking the film from a new perspective, Farhan Akhtar wanted

to give a contemporary style and treatment to the original film and
make a film that he believed would be perfectly suited to modern
times. The director later bought the rights and conceived his
adaptation as an homage to the original film and its cast and crew, and
to the 1970s era in general. He co-wrote the screenplay with his
father, Javed Akhtar, who had also written the original script with
Salim Khan. He kept the basic plot but introduced some changes that
included an international setting and a different ending. Principal Theatrical release poster
photography commenced in Mumbai, before moving to Malaysia,
Directed by Farhan Akhtar
where 80% of the filming was done. The soundtrack was composed
by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, with lyrics by Javed Akhtar. Produced by Ritesh
Sidhwani
The film was released on 20 October 2006, coinciding with the
Farhan Akhtar
Diwali festive season. It was generally well received by critics, with
praise for Khan and Chopra's performances, action sequences, music, Screenplay by Javed Akhtar
production design and cinematography. A major commercial success,
Farhan Akhtar
Don grossed over ₹1.06 billion at the box office against a production
and marketing budget of ₹380 million and was the fifth highest- Based on Don
grossing Indian film of 2006. Don was awarded Best Asian Film at by Salim–Javed
the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival. The film was also
nominated for nine awards at the 52nd Filmfare Awards, including Starring Shah Rukh
nominations for Best Film and Best Actor for Shahrukh Khan. A Khan
sequel entitled Don 2 was released on 23 December 2011. Priyanka
Chopra
Arjun Rampal
Contents Boman Irani
Plot Isha Koppikar
Cast Om Puri
Production Music by Shankar-
Development Ehsaan-Loy
Casting Cinematography K. U. Mohanan
 Filming Edited by Anand Subaya

Music Neil Sadwelkar

Release Production Excel

company Entertainment
Reception
Accolades Distributed by Eros
International
Sequel
Release date 20 October
See also
2006
References
Running time 169 minutes[1]
External links
Country India
Language Hindi
Plot Budget ₹35 crores[2]
Box office ₹106 crores[2]
The illegal drug trade based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is booming.
A team headed by Deputy Commissioner of Police De Silva targets the operations of Singhania to capture his
manager, Don. Singhania is one of the two lieutenants of a deceased kingpin, known as Boris; the other is
Vardhan, whose whereabouts are unknown.

Don kills Ramesh, one of his close associates, after he tries to secretly leave the gang. Ramesh's fiancée
Kamini decides to help the police. She uses herself as bait in an attempt to seduce Don and leave him
defenseless against the police. Don knows of her plan and takes her hostage, killing Kamini in the process.

Planning to avenge her brother, Ramesh, and sister-in-law Kamini, Roma infiltrates Don's gang. Don is injured
and falls into a coma while trying to flee from the police. De Silva finds a look-alike named Vijay and asks
him to join his mission. Vijay agrees when De Silva promises to admit Deepu, a boy Vijay looks after, to
school. Meanwhile, Jasjit an information technologist and Deepu's father, is released from prison. He plans to
kill De Silva to avenge his own wife's death. Many years ago, after Jasjit returned from work, he was captured
by an unknown assailant who made a deal with him to commit a crime in order to save his kidnapped wife.
However, De Silva caught him and tried to flee but was shot in the leg and his wife died after he failed and
was arrested.

At the hospital, a doctor gives Vijay scars identical to Don's. When Don suddenly dies, the masquerade
begins. Vijay, posing as Don, joins the gang. De Silva asks Vijay to find a computer disc containing details
about the drug cartel and bring it to him. When Vijay finds it, Roma attempts to kill him but De Silva tells her
of Don's real identity and she agrees to help. Vijay hands over the disc to De Silva. De Silva murders
Singhania and the police arrest Vijay. De Silva is killed in the shootout, devastating Vijay, as De Silva was the
only person who could prove that he is not the real Don. Having discovered his true identity, Don's associates
turn against him. Vijay escapes and meets with Roma to recover the disc and prove his innocence.

Meanwhile, Jasjit finds the disc in De Silva's apartment. He receives a call and is told that he will have to bring
the disc to the men who are holding Deepu hostage. He learns that De Silva has been alive all along and is
actually Vardhan, Boris's other lieutenant, who was using Vijay to reach Singhania. Jasjit teams up with Vijay
and Roma and reveals De Silva's true identity. The trio come up with a plan and inform Interpol.

In combat, Vijay overpowers Vardhan and is about to kill him but is interrupted by Inspector Vishal Malik,
who has Vardhan arrested. Vijay is acquitted and Roma confesses her love for him. Too late she realizes, in a
final twist, that she was being toyed with: Don is alive and was pretending to be Vijay this whole time. At the
hospital, Don had recovered from his injuries and overheard Vardhan and Vijay's plan. After Vijay's operation,
Don switched places with him and injected an overdose of diazepam in Vijay's glucose stream, causing the
latter to die. The disc Don gave to the police was fake. Now, with both Vardhan and Singhania removed, Don
becomes the master of the Asian drug-dealing ring.

Cast
The cast is listed below:[3][4]

Shah Rukh Khan as Don/Vijay

Priyanka Chopra J. as Roma
Arjun Rampal as Jasjeet Ahuja
Boman Irani as Deputy Commissioner of Police De Silva, alias Vardhan, the main antagonist
Isha Koppikar as Anita
Om Puri as Inspector Vishal Malik
Kareena Kapoor Khan as Kamini
Pavan Malhotra as Narang
Rajesh Khattar as Singhania
Tanay Chheda as Deepu Ahuja
Satyajit Sharma as Mystery man
Chunky Pandey as NE14ABJ
Sushma Reddy as Geeta
Diwakar Pundir as Ramesh

Production

Development

Farhan Akhtar conceived the idea to remake the 1978 film of the same name after listening to a remixed
version of a song from the original film.[5] In early 2005, media started reporting that Akhtar was planning to
remake the film, but rather than confirming the news, he revealed that though he was writing the screenplay
based on the film, he would take the final decision after completing the script.[6] The director co-wrote the film
with his father, Javed Akhtar, who had also written the original film with Salim Khan.[6][7]

Akhtar revealed that the reason behind the remake was a desire to give a new treatment to "a fantastic film
which he enjoyed watching as a child", and create an adaptation that he thought would suit modern times.[7]
He found the film little ahead of its time. And, he thought so because of the narration, dialogue and the writing
style, which he thought was very modern even for its time. Akhtar said "Don is the one film from that time that
in my mind lends itself to being remade today. So today, when you adapt it, it fits very easily into a
contemporary space. I think it fits into the modern sensibility of movie viewing."[7][8] Additionally, he wanted
to pay tribute to the stars and makers of the original film, the 1970s era in general, and the films made by
Salim–Javed and Amitabh Bachchan.[7][9]

In order to suit the modern sensibility, several changes were introduced. Akhtar changed a number of aspects
of the climax as he felt the original ending was outdated for today's audiences.[10] On the other hand, a
number of elements from the original were retained in the new film, notably the background score, two songs,
some dialogue, and some situations, all of which Akhtar believed were fine in the original, saying that not
including them would be a crime.[7]
Casting

Akhtar initially wanted Hrithik Roshan for the titular character, after having worked with him on their previous
film Lakshya (2004).[11] However, Akhtar felt that the character required a more mature actor, saying he
wanted "a face that had seen the world and roughed it out". The director said that Roshan's innocence was not
right for the role, and instead cast Shah Rukh Khan for the part that had been portrayed by Amitabh Bachchan
in the 1978 film.[6][11] Akhtar believed that Khan was the most suitable for the role, saying, "He has the
personality, the style, the flair, the larger than life persona, the sense of humour and the sheer magnetism that
this character requires".[10]

In July 2005 Priyanka Chopra was cast to play Roma, a role originally played
by Zeenat Aman.[12] Akhtar found Chopra to be perfect for the role, saying,
"There is a docile sensuality about her which suits the character". When he
offered the role to her, she was excited to play the character and immediately
agreed to do the film.[11] Later that month Arjun Rampal and Isha Koppikar
joined the cast.[13] While Rampal was cast as Jasjit, played by Pran in the
original, after Akshay Kumar turned down the role for being secondary,
Koppikar was cast in a completely new role that was not in the original
film.[13][14] In August 2005 Kareena Kapoor was confirmed to appear in the
song "Yeh Mera Dil", which had been performed by Helen in the original
film.[15]

Khan, Chopra, and Rampal underwent extensive martial arts training from an
Shah Rukh Khan and
expert from the Shaolin Temple.[5] The principal cast received training in
Priyanka Chopra were cast
in the lead roles.
different kinds of martial arts.[16] Khan revealed that he had always wanted to
look the way Amitabh Bachchan had in his films, but he said he gave his own
interpretation to the role.[11] After signing to do the film, Chopra was very
excited, but a few days later, she became nervous, wondering if she would be able to do justice to the
character.[17] Having seen the original film as a teenager, Chopra avoided watching the film again as she did
not wanted to imitate Zeenat Aman's portrayal of Roma. She made a conscious effort to give her own look and
style to the character.[17][18]

This was Chopra's first action role, and she was excited to the part, so she wanted to do all the stunts by
herself.[17] After Chopra decided to perform her own stunts, Akhtar revealed that he was happy as it gave him
the scope to film the fight sequences from different angles.[7] Rampal, in the role of Jasjit, said that he
approached his character in a way similar to how Pran had played it in the original but with an emotional
graph. Boman Irani, who plays DCP De Silva, a role performed by Iftekhar in the original film, revealed that
he played the role according to what suited the script, but retained some of the dignity from that film.[19]

Filming

Principal photography commenced in February 2006 in central Mumbai.[20][21] Art direction was handled by
Aradhana Seth, and the costumes were designed by Aki Narula.[3] Akhtar chose K. U. Mohanan to handle the
cinematography after having been impressed by his work in documentaries and commercials. This was
Mohanan's first Hindi film as a film cinematographer.[22] To give an authentic feel to the film, scenes were
shot on a closed set in actual chawls in real locations.[21] The film was also shot at Film City and Yash Raj
Studios.[3] Some filming was done in Paris in March over a three-day schedule.[23]

The filming moved to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in April 2006 where the majority of the film was shot. 80% of
the filming was done in Kuala Lumpur and Langkawi.[24] In Malaysia, filming was done over the course of
seventy days at 42 locations including KLCC, Kampung Baru, and Penchala Link, and included more than
thousand extras, all of whom were selected following auditions. Additional filming was done in
Singapore.[24][25] Apparently, the former Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad, who had previously
declined even Hollywood films to be filmed in the Petronas Towers, gave his permission for the crew to film
inside his personal office in the Towers.[26] For a scene depicting a media ambush, several real-life journalists
from India and Malaysia were hired.[27]

The song "Yeh Mera Dil" was choreographed by Farah Khan.[24] Veteran choreographer Saroj Khan agreed
to choreograph the new version of the popular song "Khaike Paan Banaras Waala", which had been
choreographed by her mentor P L Raj in the original film.[24][28] The song was filmed in Malaysia on 13 May
2006 with Khan and Chopra.[24] The dancing for other songs was choreographed by Prabhu Deva, Ganesh
Hegde, and Rajeev Surti.[3] Hollywood technician Angelo Sahin, the special Effects supervisor behind
Mission: Impossible 2 (2000), and aerial stunt co-ordinator Joe Jennings, known for his work in films such as
Charlie's Angels (2000), were hired for the action sequences.[29]

Music
The soundtrack was composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, with lyrics written by Javed Akhtar. The album
contains eight songs: three original, two remakes of from the original film, a theme, a reprisal, and a remix of
one of the three new songs.[30] The vocals were performed by Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Shankar Mahadevan,
Alisha Chinai, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Sonu Nigam, and MIDIval Punditz. It was released on 27 September 2006
by T-Series.[30][31]

The soundtrack received favourable reviews from music critics, who praised "Aaj Ki Raat", calling it
"innovative" and the best song on the album. The recreation of songs from the original film, "Ye Mera Dil"
and "Khaike Paan Banaraswala", received mixed comments. Joginder Tuteja from Bollywood Hungama gave
the album a 4 out of 5, noting its success at surprising its listener, and wrote "Shankar Ehsaan Loy do
exceedingly well with the soundtrack and establish their supremacy as the composer trio who can give their
own even while rearranging the songs from the past."[32] Planet Bollywood gave a rating of 6.5 out of 10,
praising its lyrics and vocals, and termed "Aaj Ki Raat" as "the best song in the entire soundtrack".[30]
Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com was less impressed with the album, calling it "Snazzy, good mix" and writing
"This lavish enterprise has a little bit of everything. An eclectic mix of old, new and everything in between;
Don is an unusual presentation of old wine in new bottle."[33]

The Don soundtrack album was the first Indian soundtrack to be released on iTunes on the same day of its
launch or before the public release of physical copies.[34] The music topped charts on a number of platforms in
India.[35] It was one of the best-selling Bollywood soundtracks of the year, with 1.5 million units sold
according to Box Office India.[36] The song "Aaj Ki Raat" was used by A. R. Rahman in his Grammy and
Academy Award-winning soundtrack Slumdog Millionaire (2008).[37]

Release
Being a remake of an iconic film, and the starcast involved, Don was one of the most anticipated films of the
year. The first look poster was released in late April 2006, which according to the media hinted at the kind of
adaptation the film was going to be.[38] This was followed by another poster in late July 2006, which also
revealed the release date of the film.[39] Following the poster reveals, the theatrical trailer was released in mid-
September. Bollywood Hungama deemed it promising, writing that the "trendy accessories, sleek gadgets,
lavish settings, expensive wardrobe and deadly action scenes build the framework of the new Don."[40] To
promote the film, the filmmakers teamed up with Hungama Digital Media Entertainment to launch a Mobile
game based on the film. It was the first Multiplayer online game launched for any Bollywood film.[41] The
filmmakers also launched popcorn holders of Don before the release film. An 80-page comic book was
published and copies were given for free in multiplexes along with the tickets of the film.[42]

In December 2005 UTV acquired the overseas rights of the film.[43] Made on a production and marketing
budget of ₹380 million, Don was released worldwide on 20 October 2006 in 800 screens during the Diwali
festive season, clashing with another high-profile Bollywood film Jaan-E-Mann.[2][44] The film opened to
excellent to very good response at the domestic box office, with an occupancy of 90 percent.[45] After a first
day opening of ₹46 million, the film grossed ₹141 million on its opening weekend.[2] It also received a good
opening in overseas markets with an opening weekend of over $2.2 million.[2] On its opening weekend, the
film grossed over ₹302 million worldwide.[2] After its first week, the film took in more than ₹244 million in
India.[2] The film grossed $1.1 million in its first week in UK, while the total overseas first week earnings
were more than $4.1 million.[2][46] The film grossed ₹529 million worldwide at the end of first week.[2] The
film had a very good hold in its second week, and performed extremely well, even better than that week's new
release and collections increased in several centres, with setting new second week highs.[47] After its theatrical
run, the film grossed over ₹7100 million in India, becoming the fifth highest-grossing Indian film of 2006, and
was deemed a "hit".[48] It also grossed over $7.8 million in the overseas territories and was declared a
blockbuster.[49] Worldwide, the film grossed over ₹1.06 billion (US$15 million) and was a major commercial
success.[2]

Distributed by T-series Home Entertainment domestically and Internationally by UTV, the film was released
on DVDs on 5 December 2006 across all regions in a two-disc Collector's Edition pack in NTSC format, with
several bonus content such as making of the film, bloopers, trailers, deleted scenes, and clap track.[50][51] It
also included a "Don Comic Book".[50] A steel case limited edition DVD was released in January 2007 with
the same bonus features.[51] The VCD version was released at the same time.[52] A single-disc DVD pack
was also released later.[53] The Blu-ray version was released on 27 April 2011.[54]

Reception
Upon release, Don was generally well received by critics. Mayank Shekhar from Mumbai Mirror gave the
film a rating of 4 out of 5 and wrote, "The former was a character-driven, intimate film, albeit a fairly slick
thriller, mostly for its screenplay. The latter is a most updated Indian film of the action genre that always
calculably concentrates on the new twists, and the turning points, both of which mostly seem cleverer than
contrived; ably fitting pieces, the known characters, into a new domino."[55] Raja Sen of Rediff.com felt the
film was "conventional and predictable", and complained that the director did not develop his characters.
However, Sen was impressed by Chopra's performance and wrote, "[She] handles her role with efficiency,
looking every bit the competent woman of action – and a ravishing babe who fills out a skintight white
jumpsuit deliciously".[56]

Pratim D. Gupta of The Telegraph gave the film a positive review, noting that the director turned a formula
"good defeats bad" film into a modern-day neo-noir film where "bad fights bad", and wrote, "The new Don is
more of a remix than remake with the scratchy edges smoothened out with grunge grooves and blistering
beats. Farhan changes the backdrop and the background and yet manages to keep the original sequences and
lines."[5] Gupta also praised the acting, "eye-catching locations", cinematography, and production design, and
thought that the "breathtaking chase and action sequences" broke new grounds on Indian screens.[5]
Bollywood Hungama's Taran Adarsh rated the film a 3 out of 5, praising the performances of the lead actors
and writing "Shah Rukh Khan does very well as Don. He enacts the evil character with flourish. But he fails
to carry off the other role [Vijay] with conviction. It looks made up, it doesn't come natural to him at all.
Priyanka Chopra carries off her part with 'lan. The stunt [when she rescues Khan] is bound to win her
laurels."[57]
Planet Bollywood gave a rating of a 7 out of 10, particularly praising the twist ending, and wrote, "The Don of
the 21st century is stylish with flaws, yet, you do enjoy the experience of watching it in the cinema."[58] While
labelling the film a "disappointment", film critic Sukanya Verma questioned Akhtar's decision behind
remaking an important film.[59] She further criticised Akhtar for taking a fairly simple but engaging storyline,
and turning it into a shockingly unimaginative adaptation.[59] Verma also found Khan to be inconsistent in the
dual roles.[59] Giving a 1 out of 5, film critic Rajeev Masand panned the film, terming it an exercise in
indulgence, and wrote, "Spiffily shot and stylishly packaged, the new Don may wear a new look, but what it's
clearly lacking is the raw energy, the unpredictability of Chandra Barot's original thriller."[60]

Accolades
Award Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref.

1st Asian Film Awards Best Actor Shah Rukh Khan Nominated [61]

Best Film Don Nominated

Best Actor Shah Rukh Khan Nominated
Best Music
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy Nominated
Director
Best Art Direction Aradhana Seth Nominated
Best
Mohanan Nominated
Cinematography [62]
52nd Filmfare Awards
Best Costume
Aki Narula Nominated
Design
Best Ganesh Acharya (for song "Main
Nominated
Choreography Hoon Don")

Best Action Angelo Samn Nominated

Best Special
Red Chillies VFX Nominated
Effects

8th IIFA Awards Best Actor Shah Rukh Khan Nominated [63]

Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film [64]

Best Asian Film Don Won
Festival

Sequel
A sequel entitled Don 2, also directed by Akhtar, was released on 23 December 2011. Khan, Chopra, Irani,
and Puri reprise their roles as Don, Roma, De Silva alias Vardhan, and Malik, respectively.[65]

See also
Cypher (film)

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External links
 Official website (http://www.donthefilm.com)
Don (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0461936/) on IMDb
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Don (https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0461936/) at Box Office Mojo
Don (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/357425013) at Rotten Tomatoes
Don – The Chase Begins Again (https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/don-the-chase-be
gins-again/cast/) at Bollywood Hungama

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